The Spies Who Stayed Out in the Cold (Weekend Street/Reflections # 171)

 Venice, Italy

They reminded me of Richard Burton and Oskar Werner in the 1965 film, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. 

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Mysterious Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 150)

 

Venice, Italy

Venice has an air of mystery when the sun sets and the fog rolls in. 

I'll be away until the end of the month but I've pre-scheduled the Street/Reflections posts. Have fun!

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Pigeons (Weekend Street/Street Reflections # 143)

 Venice, Italy

Old people feed them, kids chase them and I try to avoid them. 😏

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Another night in Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 135)

 Venice, Italy

The mysteries of Venice continue. 😎

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Venice at night (Weekend Street/Reflections # 134)

 Venice, Italy

There are so many interesting and mysterious places to explore in Venice, especially at night.

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A late day conversation (Weekend Street/Reflections # 133)

 

Venice, Italy

The last rays of the winter sun illuminated these men as they talked at the end of a corridor at Ca' Rezzonico (the palazzo/art museum in Sestiere Dorsoduro).

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Le pettegole (Weekend Street/Reflections # 130)

 Venice, Italy

I couldn't understand what they were saying but it seemed like gossip. Maybe it was their body language or maybe because they looked around and then lowered their voices as they talked. In any case, it reminded me of the title of a painting from the 19th-century Venetian artist Luigi Pastega "Le Pettegole" (in English The Gossips, ou Les Potins en francais).

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A Pigeon in Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 123)

 Venice, Italy

Anticipation and timing are important while trying to capture “the decisive moment". I used to like to practice and experiment. One day I saw an interesting-looking man walking toward me and a pigeon flying from the right. There wasn't much time to think but I was able to capture the pigeon at the right moment.

-Last week's picture was of a wedding photographer who wasn't expecting to be photographed.

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Table for one (Weekend Street/Reflections # 115)

 

Venice, Italy

This cat looked well-fed but didn't seem very satisfied with the service on this particular day. I imagine the service has improved since this location now boasts a Michelin star.

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Uber in Vence? (Weekend Street/Reflections # 113)

 

Venice, Italy

An Uber driver waiting for his passenger? No, but that's what I thought of when I looked at this picture.

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Praying for pizza? (Weekend Street/Reflections # 99)

 

Venice, Italy

The first time I walked by this window neither one of them had food, a few minutes later I noticed the woman was eating and the man looked like he was praying.

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Bar Royal (Weekend Street/Reflections # 98)

 Venice, Italy

He was getting ready to smoke a cigarette and read the morning newspaper.

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A Lonely Dinner (Weekend Street/Reflections # 97)

 Venice, Italy

While walking in a particularly dark area in Venice, I turned a corner and saw this man sitting alone at a table in a restaurant. Coincidentally I took this picture exactly eight years ago, on December 2, 2014. It was during a wonderful trip to London, Florence, Venice, and Paris.

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Dolce far niente (Weekend Street/Reflections # 88)

 Venice, Italy

Soaking up some winter sunshine before he speeds away in his Riva Aquarama boat. 

Riva's slogan - “Sun, sea, joy of living!"

Dolce far niente is an Italian phrase that directly translates to “sweet doing nothing.”

Definition: “pleasant relaxation in carefree idleness”

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Service (Without) a Smile (Weekend Street/Reflections # 82)

 

Venice, Italy

Who remembers the "Service with a smile" signs that used to be in many shops and restaurants?

It would have been really funny if this place had one.😄

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The Fastest Hands in Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 72)

 Venice, Italy

It's not easy to see but the man has a knife in one hand and an artichoke in the other.

The fact that he still had all of his fingers revealed that he was good at his job. He sliced with amazing speed. It probably didn't take long for him to cut all the artichokes in the boxes. I took this picture as he sliced. Can you see the leaves about to fall into the bucket?

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Footsteps below my window (Weekend Street/Reflections #63)

 Venice, Italy

I took a few pictures from the bedroom window while in Venice in 2014. I could hear footsteps, but I couldn't see anyone. Then suddenly a woman wearing a cloche hat appeared, and I took the shot before she disappeared into the night.

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Night Stalker ( Weekend Street/Reflections # 55)

 Venice, Italy

Can you see the shadowy figure under the light at the top of the stairs? As the fog rolled in it felt like I'd stepped into a film noir or a horror movie. 

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Campo Santa Maria Formosa (Weekend/Street Reflections # 40)

 

Venice, Italy

There are some reflections in the foreground to go with the evening street scene.

Happy Halloween!

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The Captain (Weekend Street/Reflections # 26)

 

Venice, Italy

I couldn't tell what she was looking at, but it must have been interesting. She was focused on something before, during, and after I took the picture. It wasn't a person because she and I were the only two people on either side of the canal. One of the perks of traveling off-season. 

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